Tag: AfroQueerNation

By Untapped I’ve heard there’s a secret place where you keep your feelings hidden under honey jars to keep them sweet. That if the jars are ripped open, eternal love will over flow from streams in your heart, to water all the dried paths that you fear to walk by. A whisper floated to my […]

We gathered women online in order to chat about masturbation and touching yourself because the path to pleasure starts with you. Below is what the women on the continent thought. For more Storifies click here. [View the story “#TouchUrself, because its important- African women speak masturbartion” on Storify]

By Annonymous You have not stopped taking my breath away. From the very first time I saw you I experienced that exquisite sensation of my lungs filling with air and catching just before a huge gush of oxygen exploded out of me and everything about the world seemed… perfect. You have not stopped being magical. […]

By Lineo ‘Feline Spirit’ Segoete/ @Lineothefeline My mother was walking behind me one morning when she said, “Get some tissue oil for those stretch-marks on your legs”. I was taken aback, but I responded: “Mom I’m fine as I am.” I love what I call my stripes. They remind me I’m a mother. I am […]

By Lyricnotic/ @lyricnotic *Trigger warning: sexual violence I looked up at your reflection in the mirror as you walked towards me and stopped a few meters away. I couldn’t help the rage and hurt that was evident in my gaze as our eyes met. You lifted your hand to stroke my shoulder; to rub over […]

Life can be rough sometimes. And there can be a lot of sharp edges and hard times that make you just want to give up. There are times when you are doing things you shouldn’t just for the sake of getting by or just because it is too hard to try. But unfortunately here at […]

By Waruiru/ @waruish It has been 5 days, 4 nights, 7 hours and 27 no, 28 minutes since I really looked at you. With every BBM and every WhatsApp message the excitement grows more and more. I cannot wait to taste your lips, to look into your eyes through your crooked glasses, to hug you […]

By Blazing Empress/ @BlazingEmpress/ Blazing Empress Facebook and Tumblr Guard your heart, but remember to let the occasional visitor spend a night or three. In the beginning of a relationship I am always inspired to write. But as we get to know each other and we become more comfortable saying things around each other, my mouth […]

By Untapped To the one that slipped away when my heart thought it had found a resting place. Its two weeks now since you walked away. 7 days away from Valentine. 15 days away from our 3 months anniversary. 20 days away from your birthday. Every hour, your countenance floats in my eyes, a smile […]